Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is home to a some of the last remaining mountain gorillas and the hub of national tourism activities. It is perhaps one of the intensely protected parks in Africa through government and NGO programs. It also exists in some of the most densely populated rural areas in Africa, with densities in the sectors surrounding the park ranging from around 350 to over 1000 people per square kilometer. These park-adjacent communities are integral to the success and.....
April 14, 2011 | 
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Technical ability to grow mushrooms is only one part of the enterprise equation. Where can I find quality spores? Who are my competitors? How should I package them? Where do I sell them?
These are the types of questions that were answered for over 130 farmers, representing 25 associations and cooperatives that attended the EEEGL Mushroom Trade Fair held in Musanze October 8 and 9, 2010. The fair also attracted mushroom “seed” or spore producers, processors, exporters, government officials, and hotels and restaurants.The.....
November 26, 2010 |
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The EEEGL programme supports community-based organizations or enterprises (we call them often enterprise CBOs or ECBOs) to deliver social, economic and environmental goods. Our strategy relies on identifying development opportunities, nurturing local actors and linking these enterprises to local, regional and national markets.
The impact of these initiatives depends on a number of factors, including access to productive assets (e.g., land, forests), the availability of support services, the policy environment, the capacity of value chain actors, relationships and conflicts among stakeholders, terms of engagement between.....
In September 2008, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) decreed the establishment of Gorilla Levy Funds designated to benefit communities in the Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Area (BMCA). Funds accrued from the sale of gorilla permits are channeled to local government authorities as a conditional grant.
The conditions for the funds are that communities participate in the production of proposals and that the proposals have clear benefits to conservation, marginalized peoples, and also household livelihoods. So far, 351 million and 81 million Ugandan Shillings (150,000 and 35,000.....
November 5, 2010 |
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